Star Miguel de Icaza: Rest of the World to Eventually Force US Into Linux
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 10th May 2004 02:54 UTC
Novell and Ximian Last Thursday OSNews had the opportunity to meet Miguel de Icaza, founder of Gnome, Ximian and among other things leader of the much discussed, Mono project. Miguel is a talented and versatile developer but he is also a very intelligent businessman able to understand the industry on many different levels. Talking to Miguel guarantees that you are very quickly taken away by his enthusiasm and optimism and his thoughtful strategies and vision on how OSS will take over the world.
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@Eugenia:
by xVariable on Mon 10th May 2004 05:46 UTC

So you think the idea that a 300 USD system wouldn't cost more like 600 USD in a third world country (hereafter know as 'TWD')? Well, let's see what Compare India @ http://www.compareindia.com/searchresult.asp?frm=1 , a sort of Indian Reseller Ratings for all manner of electronic goods, has to say about it:

According to them, prices range from 23,000 Indian Rupees (or about 512 USD) for a Celeron 1200 w/128 MB RAM, to 150,599 Indian Rupees (or about 3,350 USD) for a P4 2400 w/256 MB RAM.*

Remember, India is a relatively affluent TWD. Imagine what prices must be like in many African countries, assuming people can actually find a vendor there.

*Currency conversions derived from The Universal Cuurency Converter @ http://www.xe.com/ucc/